And he flashed his lights at everything he saw
Of butterflies
It was kind of misty, I couldn't be sure what it was
Spread across the open road
And of course he wouldn't tell me
To something that big
He's a wonder, he's a little black-wing boy
A moth had settled upon his arm
The eggs and wings
And I still couldn't tell
He yelled at everybody in the road
His skin flashed open
Down across his shoulder blade
And did not notice all the moths he'd massacred
The eggs and wings
The hearts and limbs
And his eyes were red
And he spread his fingers towards the sky
(You who soar o'er Calvary)
But moths are fragile things and he just wiped its body
In time I will collect the world
He nudged the moth to make it fly away
You can't see anything at all
(I give my children)
He just wiped its body, he just wiped its body
(I love the wings)
And his stereo was so loud you couldn't hear the engine's roar
All of a sudden there it was
(You who fall on cavalry)
You know how when you get so close
And he looked at it with a lazy eye
In time I will collect the world
A man drove up in an ugly car
In time I will collect the world
And he lifted up a gigantic hand
Of butterflies
Of butterflies
(Had you wings)
Oh, my daughters, he'll fill you with joy
